Table supported child&#39;s seat



June 14, 1955 G. c. H. wmcE Y Em. 2,710,643-

VTABLE SUPPORTED CHILD'S SEAT Filed July 31, 1952 United States att:

2,710,643 Patented June 14, 1955 TABLE SUPPORTED CHILDS SEAT Guy Charles Hasfie Wincey and Elinor Hope Wincey, London, England Application July 31, 1952, Serial No. 301,857

Claims priority, application Great Britain August 3, 195i 1 Claim. (Cl. 1S578) This invention has for its object an improved seat for young children which will permit a child to be seated comfortably at a table, thus obviating the use of a high chair or other means of raising a young child to a height convenient for eating or playing at table.

According to the invention, a childs seat comprises a metal frame of U form, the ends of the limbs of which are each fitted with a clamp whereby the frame may be attached to the edge of a table or the like, the frame supporting a seat preferably of a flexible material.

The clamps are conveniently pivotally attached to the ends of the limbs of the frame and one or both are detachable to enable the seat, which is attached to and suspended from the frame to be removed therefrom when desired for cleansing purposes.

The clamps, being pivoted, can be folded fiat in the plane of the frame to facilitate packing and storage.

When the frame is attached to the edge of a table by applying the clamps thereto and securing them by clamping screws, the U frame stands out from the table substatnially level therewith and the seat part, conveniently of canvas, hangs suspended therefrom, providing a childs seat of bucket form at a convenient height to enable the occupant to take meals or play in comfort.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into effect, reference is directed the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a childs seat constructed in accordance with the invention and shown in a position as applied to a table surface;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of one end of the frame of the childs seat, showing the clamping means applied thereto.

Referring to the drawings which illustrates one preferred form of invention, the childs seat comprises a U shape frame A, the free ends of which are each fitted with a clamp B for attachment to a table top, indicated in dotted lines at C, and the clamp B being secured in position by means of a clamping screw D. It will be appreciated, however, that the seat may be applied to other structures providing a suitable anchorage. The clamp is of known construction of U form, one arm, E, of which carries the clamping screw D between the head of which and the other arm, F, the table top C is clamped. The arm F is fitted with a rubber sleeve G to avoid damage .of the clamp and extending rearwardly thereof.

to the table surface. Each clamp B is fitted in place upon the end of its related limb of the U shaped frame A by means of a socket H formed integral with the base The socket fits over the end of the limb and is rotatable thereon so that the clamps can be turned to lie in the same lane as the frame A and thus enable the seat to be stored in a comparatively flat condition. The clamp is secured in place by a countersunk screw I which enters axially the related end of the frame, and the removal of which will enable the clamp to be slipped off the end of the limb of the frame upon which it fits. The frame carries a bucket seat K, preferably of canvas, which is hemmed along its upper edge, as at L, to produce a tubuiar part adapted to he slid over the frame A, one of the clamps B being temporarily removed for this purpose and then replaced. The bucket seat in use is suspended from the frame, but when not required can be folded flat within or on the frame when the seat is not required and removed for storage. The hem L is of a size which will allow the canvas seat, after one of the clamps has been removed, to be readily slid off the frame when cleansing or Washing becomes necessary. The canvas seat has in effect the form of a boatswains chair and is provided with a transverse webbing strip M connecting opposite side edges of the seat and a centre webbing strip N connecting the webbing strip M with the bottom edge of the seat, thus dividing the open front part of the canvas seat K and providing two apertures through which the legs of the occupant of the seat are passed when the seat is in use.

It will be appreciated that the invention may be subject to modification in many ways, for example, the clamping means may be fixed to the ends of the seat frame and the canvas seat may be substituted for one of rigid material such as ply-wood or reinforced synthetic resin. Further, with a fixed form of childs seat, struts may be used for strengthening purposes. Further, the clamps may be fixed to the frame and a transverse bar may be provided between the clamps for stiffening purposes.

What We claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A seat for a child comprising a U-shaped metal frame, a clamp pivotally attached to each of the free ends of said frame, and a seating member suspended from the said frame, the said seat being attachable to and removable from a table edge and the like by means of said clamps, each clamp being of U-shape and being provided at its base with a socket receiving the adjacent frame end and means for securing the frame end in the socket, at least one such means being removable.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,489,084 Ducey Nov. 22, 1949 2,493,187 Ducey Jan. 3, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS 261,598 Switzerland May 31, 1949 

